Side-hill plow



(No Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 1.

H. WIARD & J. L. JUDD.

SIDE HILL PLOW.

110.418,43. Patented Deo. 31, 1889.

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(Nb Model.) 3 Sheets-Sheet 2. H. WIARD L. DD.

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PATENT OEEicE.

HARRY VIARD AND JAMES L. J UDD, OF SYRAOUSE, NEWV YORK.

SIDE-HILL PLow.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,433, dated December 31, 1889.

Application filed April 19, 1889. Serial No. 307,819. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Beit known that we, HARRY lVIARD and JAMES L. JUDD, of Syracuse, in the county of Onondaga, in the State of New York, have invented new and useful Improvements in Side- Hill Flows, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to the class of plows which have the mold-board hinged to the landside, so as to allow the former to be reversed and placed on either side of the landside, as may be desired; and the invention consists in novel devices for automatically adjusting the jointer in its position by the movement of the brace by which the rear end of the mold-board is pivoted to the rear end 4of the landside; and the invention further-kv more consists in certain peculiarities of the detail construction of certain portions of the plow, all as hereinafter fully described, and

set forth in the claims.

In the annexed drawings, Figure lisa perspective view of the mold-board side of a plow embodying our improvements. Fig. 2 is a View of the landside of the plow, a portion thereof being broken away to show the extra brace employed for supporting the moldboard. Fig. 3 is a top plan view of the plow. Fig. 4 is a rear end view of the same. Fig. 5 is a vertical longitudinal section of that portion of the plow-beam to which the jointer is connected. Fig. 6 shows the same with the jointer attachment in section. Fig. 7 is a perspective side view of the portion of the plowbeam to which the colter is attached. Fig. 8 is an enlarged vertical longitudinal section of said portion of the plow-beam, illustrating the means for adjustably sustaining the colter. Fig. 9 ris an enlarged detached inverted plan view of the spring-latch which holds the usual mold-board locking catch-arm in its operative position. Fig. l0 is a vertical transverse section of the same on line a; 5o, Fig. 9; and Fig. il is an enlarged transverse section on line y y, Fig. l. Similar letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.

formed integral with said beam, and C is the landside of the plow.

D denotes the mold-board, which is hinged or pivoted to the rear end of the landside in the usual manner, the rear portion of the mold-board being usually connected to the landside by means of a three-armed brace b,

two arms of which are rigidly secured to the fu of the arm a, lies intermediately of its length between lugs c c', formed on the arm a, as illustrated in Figs. 9 and l0 of the drawings, and thereby holds the arm a in its engagement with the braceh. Upon the arm s is also mounted the bracket F, which supports the handles G G, and by means of the Vsingle bolt c, which attaches the catch-arm a to the arm s, the aforesaid bracket is also secured to the latter arm, and thus said bolt is made to serve two functions and the construction of the plow is correspondingly simpliiied and cheapened.

The central portion of the mold-board is nearly straight crosswise,` and consequently weak at that point and liable to crack, especially when the mold-board is formed of thin steel or with a chilled face. In order to compensate for the aforesaid weakening of the mold-board, we employ an additional brace b in connection with the three-armed brace b, which latter is rigidly attached to the moldboard. Said additional brace b' is connected at one end to the lower portion of the brace h and at the opposit-e end to the central portion of the mold-board. The beam B is provided with asocket c, which extends from the top of the beam through the bottom thereof and vwith a forward inclination. The upper end of said socket is cylindrical, as shown at c. in Figs. 5, 6, and 8 of the drawings, and from thence down to the bottom of the beam the socket is flared rearward and forward. To the top of the beam B we swivel a block e, preferably IOO a A ,j 418,433

I by seating said block rotatably in the cylinc, and thus the lower end of the jointer-shank drical portion c of the socket. The under side of this block is formed with a recess e, into which is inserted the upper end of the arm or shank J of the jointer J. A pin e passes transversely through the block e and upper end portion of the jointer-shank, and thus connects the latter tosaid block at a point at or near thc top of the plow-beam. The recess 6 is flared from the aforesaid point of attachment upward and also downward to correspond to the fiare of the socket is permitted to be elevated and depressed. .The bottom of the beam B is formed with a longitudinal convex segmental bearing (Z, on which is placed a corresponding concave plate t, which is'i'provded with an eye t', through which the jointer-shank J passes. The plate t is adapted to be moved longitudinally on the bearing d, and has one end formed with a bifurcated longitudinally-slotted extension iff, which embraces the beam B, and is adjustably secured thereto by a bolt g, passing through the slots of the extension t and` through the beam. Said plate serves to sustain the jointer-shank in its requisite angle of inclination. The top of the block e, is formed with a sleeve c', in which slides a pin h, to the rear end of which is coupled a shifting rod t', which is extended rearward andv has its rear extremity connected to the threearmed brace or pivoted rear support ZJ of the mold-board at a point eccentric to the pivot 0f said support', as shown at u.

The arm s, hereinbefore referred to, isv

formed with a vertical aperture or slot s', through which the rod z' passes, and is thus fulcrumed on the arm s at that point.

The eifectof ,the aforesaid combination and arrangement of parts is as follows: In reversing the lmold-board the three-armed brace b is swung from one side to the opposite side of the landsidc. Said brace, carrying with it the lower end of the rod t', causes the upper end of said rod to be lswung in the opposite direction by the fulcrum of the rod on the.

arm s, and this shifting of the rod turns the block e, s'o as to turn the jointer J to conform to the position ofthemold-board; hence the jointer is adjusted automatically by the movement `of the three-armed brace Z). In addition to the socket c, we provide the beain B with a slot j, which extends from the top of the beam with a forward inclination to to project different distances from the plowthe mechanism employed for adjusting the l jointer, we place upon the beam B a lever Z and pivot the latter to the beam a suitable.

distance in front of the slot j, the lever eX- tending rearward and being provided with a slot Z directlyover the slot j, the slot Z' being of a size to snugly fit the colter-shank which passes through the saine. The rear end of said lever is bifurcated or formed with two lugs Z Z, which embrace between them a nose-piece o, formed on the front end of the block c. Said block being turned automatically with the shifting of the mold-board in the manner hereinbefore described causes the lever Z to be swung laterally, and thereby turns the colter into its requisite position to conform to the change of the position of the mold-board. This automatic adjustment of the colter constitutes the subjectmatter of another application for Letters Patent about to be made by us.

In order to retain the block e in the cylindrical seat 0 during the use of the colter, we form the lower portion of said block with a circumferential groove p and provide the beam B with a perforation p,`wl1ich is tangential to the groove p', and into Vthis perfo` ration we insert the same pin which is employed for attaching the jointer-shank to the block c. K represents the clevis, which is pivoted `to the front end of the beam in the usual manner, and is formed with a rearward extension K', which is provided with upwardly-projecting flanges w, and upon said extensionbetween the flanges thereof lies the front end of the shifting lever N, which is secured thereto by a bolt or rivet passing` vertically through said parts, as illustrated in Fig. ll of the drawings. rlhe rear end of said shifting lever lies across the usual notched plate V, and at the rear of said plate the end of the lever is bent forward, as shown at V', so as to bear with its extremity across the opposite side of the notched plate and serve as a spring for'holding the lever in engagement with the notches of the plate V, as shown in Fig. I of the drawings. The lever and its sustaining-spring are thus formed in one piece, and consequently are not only cheaperto manufacture, but also stronger and more durable.

In order to properly support the clevis K in its laterally-adjusted positions, we form the IOO IIO

front end of the beam B with a head r, which supported at the rear by a brace pivoted to the lower portion of the landside, the jointer adapted to rotate on its axis and turned automatically by a connection thereof with the aforesaid brace, as set forth. c

2. In aplowhavinga reversible mold-board, the j ointer hungon a support connected rotatably to the beam, and a shifting rod connecting said supportwith the pivoted rear support of the mold-board at a point eccentric to the pivot of the latter.

3. In a plow having a reversible moldboard, the jointer hung on a support swiveled on the beam, a shifting rod connecting said support with theipivoted rear support of the mold-board at a point eccentric to the pivot of the latter, and a fulcrum for the shifting rod on the stationary part of the plow between the two aforesaid supports.

et. In a plow having a reversible moldboard, the beam having a socket extending through it, a block swiveled to the top of the beam axially. in range with said socket, the jointer-shank extending through the aforesaid socket and hung on said block, and a shifting rod connecting said block with the pivoted rear support of the mold-board at a point eccentric to the pivot of the latter.

5. The combination of a plow-beam having a downwardly flaring socket, the jointershank suspended from the upper and of said socket, and a stay adjustably connected to the under side of the beam and supporting thereat the jointerwshank, as set forth.

6. The combination of a plow-beam having a downwardly-Haring socket and a longitudinal convex segmental bearing on its under side, a concave plate on said bearing connected to the beam longitudinally adjustable and provided with an eye in range with the aforesaid socket, and the jointer-shank secured at the upper end of the socket and passingthrough the aforesaid eye.

7. The combination of a plow-beam having a downwardly-flaring socket and a' longitudinal convex segmental bearing on its under side, a concave plate on said bearing `providedwith a longitudinally-slotted seg-` mental extension resting against the sides of the beam and with an eye in range with the socket, a bolt passing through t-he aforesaid extension and beam, and the jointer-shank secured at the upper end of the socket and passing through the aforesaid eye, as set forth.

S. In a plow having a rstationarylandside and reversible mold-board, the beam provided with a downwardly-Haring socket terminating cylindrically at the top port-ion of the beam, a block riding on top of the beam and pivoted in the cylindrical portion of the aforesaid socket and provided with a recess in its under side and with a perforation transversely through the recessed portion, the

jointer-shank extending into the socket of the beam and secured in the recess of the pivoted block by a pin passing through said blockand shank, and a shifting rod connecting said block with the rear support of the mold-board at a point eccentric to the pivot of the latter.

i). In a plow having a reversible nloldboard, the beam having a socket extending from the top through the bottom thereof, a block swiveled in the upper end of said socket and provided with a transverse sleeve above the beam, a pin sliding in said sleeve, a shifting rod connecting said pin with the pivoted rear brace of the mold-board at a point eccentric to the pivot of the latter, a fulcrum for the shifting rod on the stationary part of the plow between the aforesaid pivoted block and brace, and the jointer-shank extending through the socket of the beam and secured to the pivoted block, substantially as set forth and shown.

l0. In a plow having a reversible moldboard supported at its rear end by the brace b, pivoted to the landside, the combination ofthe beam B, provided with the downwardlyflaring socket c, terminating with the cylindrical portion c at its upper end,`and the bottom of said beam provided with the convex segmental bearing CZ, the concave plate t,

provided with the eye t and with the bifurcated longitudinally-slotted extension t, embracing the beam, the bolt g, passing through the slots of said extension and through the beam, the block e, pivoted in the cylindrical portion c of the aforesaid socket and formed with the sleeve e and recess e" and provided with the coupling-pin e the j ointer-shank D', passing through the eye t and through the socket c and secured in the recess e" by the pin e, the pin h, slidingin the sleeve e, the arms, provided with the slot s', and the rod t', passing through said slot and connected at opposite ends to the sliding pin 72y and to the brace l? at a point eccentric to the pivot of the latter,

substantially as described and shown.

l1. The combination, with the mold-board D, of the brace b, rigidly attached at the ends of iis prongs to the mold-board, the tie-rod u, connecting the lower endof said brace to the landside of iheplow, and the additional brace h', attached at one end to the lower portion of the brace b and at the opposite end to the central portion of the mold-board to brace the latter, substantially as described and shown.

In testimony whereof we have hereunto signed our names this 13th day of April, 1889.

HARRY VIARD. [L. JAMES L. JUDD. [L. s] W'itnesses:

C. H. DUELL, J. J. LAAss.

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